Joining the Team

Recruitment Process

We require new members through our bi-annual tryouts: held in September and January (vacancy permitting).

Before Try Outs

Come to our Info Nights (held early September, December, and/or early January) to learn more about the team

Send us any emails with your questions

If you already have First Aid certification or experience

We’ll host a refresher session to help you brush up your basic life-saving skills prior to the Try Outs

You merely need to provide a copy of your certification at your scheduled Try Out

If you do not have any First Aid experience or certification

Sign up for our full Standard First Aid Course on Friday evening and all-day Saturday

Sign up for a Try Out time following that course on the Sunday

During the Try Outs

During this process, you’ll be given one or two scenarios and may asked to show us/explain a particular skill. These Try Outs typically take 15-30 minutes to complete. We intend to make this a fun, exciting experience for anyone interested in joining the team, and we’ll be able to provide hands-on experience through the application process.

Through the Try Outs, we’re looking for a variety of skills and personality traits; not just who knows the most about first aid and first response. Specifically, we’re looking for folks who communicate well with others (the Responder team, their partner, and/or patient), think critically using their knowledge/the knowledge provided, and act professionally while caring for their patient(s). If you don’t have experience in First Aid, no problem! The Try Outs will be focused on skills you will learn in the Standard First Aid course.

After the Try Outs

Once you make it through Try Outs and are successful, you’ll need to join us on our Responder Bootcamp, held over a weekend in late September/early October. From there, you’ll learn all about what it means to be on UBCEFRT, things you’ll do on shift, and more about the people you’re working with. From there, you’ll be part of the scheduled shifts to support the campus community. You’ll be with experienced folks in the beginning, and then will attend a 40hr First Responder Course (held at various times over the first semester) to bring you up a First Responder Level 3 certification.

We’ve now filled our team for this year. If there are any vacancies come January, we’ll post on the Facebook Page about them and run another Tryout period.